Practical Tools for Plant and Food Biosecurity Results from a European Network of Excellence /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gullino, Maria Lodovica (Editor), Stack, James P. (Editor), Fletcher, Jacqueline (Editor), Mumford, John D. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Plant Pathology in the 21st Century ; 8
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Forensic science.; Food > Biotechnology.; Agriculture.; Plant pathology.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Life Sciences.; Plant Pathology.; Food Science.; Forensic Science.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.

This volume is part of a series of volumes on Plant Pathology in the twenty-first Century and it stems from Plant and Food Biosecurity (PLANTFOODSEC), a Network of Excellence funded under the European 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development focusing on biological threats h...

Table of Contents:

• 1.Foreword
• 2. Preface
• 3. Considering vulnerabilities, threats and gaps in plant and food biosecurity
• 4.Characterization of the threat resulting from plant pathogen use as anti-crop bioweapons: an EU perspective on agroterrorism
• 5. Vulnerabilities, Threats and Gaps in Food Biosecurity
• 6. Recent Outbreaks of Human Pathogens on Plants (HPOPs) on Fresh Produce – Lessons Learned from the Practice
• 7. Regulatory framework for biosecurity
• 8. A risk management framework for plant biosecurity
• 9. Integrating crop bioterrorism hazards into pest risk assessment tools
• 10. Detection of mycotoxins in food: Applications of rapid and reliable tools in a biosecurity context
• 11. Containment of mycotoxins in the food chain by using decontamination and detoxification techniques
• 12. Decision tool for assessing the likelihood of an intentional foodborne illness outbreak
• 13. Diagnostic tools for plant biosecurity
• 14. The European Union Plant Diagnostic Information System (EUPDIS): A platform for collaborative diagnostics and a tool for early detection of plant pathogens
• 15. Containment and eradication of Invasive Pathogens
• 16. Applications and Assessment of Microbial Forensics in a Field Outbreak of Salmon Blotch of Onion in Israel
• 17. The fragmentation of plant and food biosecurity research networks: A scientometric analysis
• 18. Developing an International Communications Network: The PlantFoodSec model
• 19. Training and Knowledge Transfer to Support Strong, Comprehensive National and International Plant Biosecurity Preparedness
• 20. Making the most of international opportunities and experiences for researchers' training within a large, multinational EU project: The students’ perspective
• 21. The need for international perspectives to solve global biosecurity challenges.